André Leon Talley

For more than two decades, André Leon Talley has been a mentor to countless fashion students at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he is devoted member of the SCAD Board of Trustees. Talley began his career assisting Diana Vreeland at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. He later wrote for Interview Magazine and Women’s Wear Daily before joining Vogue, where he served as creative director, editor-at-large and contributing editor for many years.

“Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style,” marks the fifth exhibition curated by Talley at the SCAD Museum of Art. These exhibitions include “Stephen Burrows: An American Master of Inventive Design” (2014) and “Antonio Lopez and the World of Fashion Art” (2013), which was preceded by the internationally acclaimed “Little Black Dress” (2012) and “High Style” (2011). Talley also curated “Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress” (2011), an exhibition of fine art and fashion at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City.